ACT Test Prep

Which of the following is NOT an important step in test preparation?

• create a study plan and schedule

• create learning aides

• staying up all night studying

• use your test time wisely

Guessing on the ACT...

• Only works with short-answer questions

• Is not allowed

• Is the best way to make a perfect score

• Is what you do when nothing else will work

True or False. For the reading test, you will not need to infer the theme of a passage.

• true

• false

True or False. The author's or narrator's purpose is of little concern on the reading test.

• True

• False

Each sections of the reading test can contain what number of passages? Check all that apply.

• long prose passage

• shorter prose passages

• long and short prose passage

• really short prose passages

You will need to be able to analyze the structure of a passage.

• True

• False

Which of the 7 question types seen on the ACT asks about the placement of a sentence within in a paragraph or passage?

• Deleting Information

• Multifaceted Questions

• Sentence Placement

• LEAST Questions

How many questions are on English ACT Test?

• 15

• 60

• 75

• 90

What are the 3 reporting categories on the English ACT Test?

• Punctuation, Unity, and Skills

• Conjunctions, English, Sentence structure

• Skills, Knowledge, and Context

• Conventions of standard English, Production of writing, and knowledge o language.

What skills are tested with the Production of Writing category?

• How to write clear essays.

• Choosing correct context.

• The knowledge and skills in two areas of English Composition: Topic Development or Purpose and Focus & Organization with Unity and Cohesion.

• Skills to eliminate the incorrect answers and get to the right ones.